Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert Lowry

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Ash Wednesday - 3/5/2025 You can watch this service on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ATSMAxuj2aY *Music used in this service under the Religious Service Exemption (17 U.S. Code § 110(3)) and performed with permission under CCS License # 4935 **Lyrics displayed with permission with CCLI License # 3549 Songs used in this service: "Beautiful Things" - Gungor - Lyrics: Lisa Gungor, Michael Gungor - © 2009 worshiptogether.com songs, Capitol CMG Publishing "All The Poor And Powerless" - All Sons & Daughters - Lyrics:David Leonard, Leslie Jordan - © 2011 Integrity's Praise! Music; Little Way Creative "I Need Thee Every Hour" - Public Domain - Lyrics: Annie Sherwood Hawks, Robert Lowry - © Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain "Lord I Need You" - Matt Maher - Lyrics: Christy Nockels, Daniel Carson, Jesse Reeves, Kristian Stanfill, Matt Maher - © 2011 sixsteps Music; Sweater Weather Music; Thankyou Music; Valley Of Songs Music; worshiptogether.com songs

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe song, How Can I Keep from Singing by Pauline T & Robert Lowry, speaks poetically about the song of hope we carry as human beings. A hope not just for a better tomorrow, but one in which the Lord is walking with us through the ups and downs of life. When the man in today's Gospel was blessed to receive his hearing and speech back, it is the gift of faith to hear and speak the word God. What song brings hope to you? Can you be kept from singing?Scripture Reading for September 8, 2024Isaiah 35:4-7Psalm 146:7-10James 2:1-5Mark 7:31-37 

Viewpoint This Sunday with Malcolm Out Loud – Lt. Steve Rogers and former immigration judge Andrew Arthur discuss the real implications and potential of a multi-prong terrorist attack in America. The timing of Hunter Biden's trials is under scrutiny. Democrats plan to go bigger than a boycott for Netanyahu's upcoming speech. America's open borders and our brainwashed students with Ed Haugland, Ilana Freedman and Dr. Robert Lowry…

Viewpoint This Sunday with Malcolm Out Loud – Lt. Steve Rogers and former immigration judge Andrew Arthur discuss the real implications and potential of a multi-prong terrorist attack in America. The timing of Hunter Biden's trials is under scrutiny. Democrats plan to go bigger than a boycott for Netanyahu's upcoming speech. America's open borders and our brainwashed students with Ed Haugland, Ilana Freedman and Dr. Robert Lowry…

Opening Song: “Kingdom of God” (https://open.spotify.com/track/2jneHgyd1uUIfk7eVhqmDK?si=a120ed3f201844b4) by Jon Guerra Lyrics: Kingdom of God Oh that I could see your face How I'm longing for the day Brighter sun of holy grace Make my heart a holy place Blessed are the poor who have nothing to own Blessed are the mourners who are crying alone Blessed are the guilty who have nowhere to go For their hearts have a road to the kingdom of God And their souls are the songs of the kingdom of God And they will find a refuge for theirs in the kingdom of God Beauty shining from your face Always longed to see this place Is there somewhere I can stay? Even just a couple days? Blessed are the poor who have nothing to own Blessed are the mourners who are crying alone Blessed are the guilty who have nowhere to go For their hearts have a road to the kingdom of God And their souls are the songs of the kingdom of God And they will find a refuge for theirs in the kingdom of God The Lord is our shepherd, we shall not want In valley or pasture, we shall not want Our cup runneth over and over For now and forever For now and forever Passage: Jesus spoke these things, looked up to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him. 3 This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent ​— ​Jesus Christ. 4 I have glorified you on the earth by completing the work you gave me to do. 5 Now, Father, glorify me in your presence with that glory I had with you before the world existed. 6 “I have revealed your name to the people you gave me from the world. They were yours, you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me is from you, 8 because I have given them the words you gave me. They have received them and have known for certain that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me. 9 “I pray for them. I am not praying for the world but for those you have given me, because they are yours. 10 Everything I have is yours, and everything you have is mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by your name that you have given me, so that they may be one as we are one. -- John 17:1-11 (CSB) Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

Opening Song: O Lord, open our lips and our mouths will declare Your praise. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. The Scripture for today is John 12:20-33. Let's prepare our hearts to hear from God's word as we listen to Son of Suffering by Aaron Moses, David Funk, Matt Redman, and Nate Moore, sung by Jekalyn Car and the Mav City Gospel Choir. Jazz organ and unison ensemble singing immediately set the tone for this song. The passionate voices, inspired improvisations, and call-and-response motives are all characteristic of the gospel style and elicit a specific emotional response. Lyrics: Oh the perfect Son of God In all His innocence Here walking in the dirt with you and me He knows what living is He's acquainted with our grief A man of sorrows Son of suffering Blood and tears how can it be (That) there's a God who weeps There's a God who bleeds Oh praise the One Who would reach for me Hallelujah to the Son of suffering Some imagine You are distant and removed But You chased us down in merciful pursuit To the sinner You were grace And the broken You embraced And in the end the proof is in Your wounds Yes in the end the proof is in Your wounds Your cross my freedom Your stripes my healing All praise King Jesus Glory to God in Heaven Your blood still speaking Your love still reaching All praise King Jesus Glory to God forever Glory to God forever Glory to God forever Glory to God forever (Glory to God forever) Hallelujah to the Son of suffering All praise King Jesus All praise King Jesus All praise King Jesus Glory to God forever All praise King Jesus All praise King Jesus All praise King Jesus Glory to God forever Passage: 20 Now some Greeks were among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21 So they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 Jesus replied to them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces much fruit. 25 The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me. Where I am, there my servant also will be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him. 27 “Now my soul is troubled. What should I say ​— ​Father, save me from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” 30 Jesus responded, “This voice came, not for me, but for you. 31 Now is the judgment of this world. Now the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 As for me, if I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all people to myself.” 33 He said this to indicate what kind of death he was about to die. -- John 12:20-33 (CSB) Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer:

Devotional Theme – "Unlimited Access: Accessing God's Promises"Scripture reference - Ephesians 3:12 "In whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him."Intro and Outro Song - "We Give Thanks To Thee" by Marlene Jenkins CooperClosing Song - "I Need Thee Every Hour" written by Robert Lowry and Annie Sherwood HawksScriptures mentioned in the podcast - John 10:29 Niv, Romans 5:2, John 14:6, Hebrews 4:19, John 14:6

The text was written by Fanny J. Crosby and music by Dr. Robert Lowry, the famous preacher. The hymn says that our savior, Jesus, provides us with guidance and strength all the way through life. Crosby goes through many examples of places and feelings in which her savior led her gracefully through and the song is an expression of our faith in Christ to lead us.

Viewpoint This Sunday with Malcolm Out Loud – Trevor Loudon talks about the bigger picture for Republicans and the House, and the Global Tyranny that is behind the Middle East war! What is behind this global uprising in support of terror? Many Conservatives felt Trump needed to speak out against the vaccines and Operation Warp Speed - Where do Trump and the GOP go from here? A great panel discussion with Dr. Renata Moon, Dr. Robert Lowry, and Dr. Steven LaTulippe...

Viewpoint This Sunday with Malcolm Out Loud – Trevor Loudon talks about the bigger picture for Republicans and the House, and the Global Tyranny that is behind the Middle East war! What is behind this global uprising in support of terror? Many Conservatives felt Trump needed to speak out against the vaccines and Operation Warp Speed - Where do Trump and the GOP go from here? A great panel discussion with Dr. Renata Moon, Dr. Robert Lowry, and Dr. Steven LaTulippe...

Opening Song: 25 (https://open.spotify.com/track/3Do95RPMT01nDcD3h4wskq?si=0282682e6a004e5d) by Red Rocks Worship Lyrics: To you, Lord, I lift my soul I will trust the one who steadies me I will wait and have no shame As you make me to know your ways All my days are yours Take me by the hand and lead me in your truth Teach my soul to rest only in you For you are the one who saves all the lengths of my days My hope rests only in you Forever I will fix my eyes On the rock who stands much higher You defend, you call me friend You have marked me with your righteousness Your presence is my home Take me by the hand and lead me in your truth Teach my soul to rest only in you For you are the one who saves all the lengths of my days My hope rests only in you You are good Lord Steadfast is your love You are good Lord Steadfast is your love You are good Lord Steadfast is your love You are good Lord Steadfast is your love Take me by the hand and lead me in your truth Teach my soul to rest only in you For you are the one who saves all the lengths of my days My hope rests only in you, only in you Passage: 1 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. 3 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. 4 Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. 5 Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. 6 Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. 7 Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD! 8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. 9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. 10 All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. 11 For your name's sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great. 12 Who is the man who fears the LORD? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose. 13 His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land. 14 The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant. (Psalm 25:1–14 ESV) Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: I am spent, O my Christ, breath of my life. Perpetual stress and surge, in league together, make long, O long, this life, this business of living. Grappling with foes within and foes without, my soul has lost its beauty, blurred your image. Did ever oak such buffeting from winds or ship receive from waves as I do now? Labor to labor, task succeeds to task. . . . Friendship has bowed and illness wasted me. . . . Do not forsake me, my Strength, I beseech you. When the storms beat hard I may have betrayed you, but let me return to you now. -Gregory of Nazianzus

Opening Song: Flourishing (Psalm 119) (https://open.spotify.com/track/1WFgo3add75rkQESr0FTNw?si=67850cd66ce6427b) by Sandra McCracken Lyrics: Teach me oh God to follow your decrees Give me understanding your law I wanna keep Direct me in the path of your commands For there I find delight my will is in your hands Turn my heart away from worthless things Preserve my life according to your ways Take away disgrace You hold me in my place Flourishing Fulfill your promise to the ones you love Within your ways we walk for your laws are good Temptation loses pow'r my soul's revived In righteousness oh God preserve my life Passage: Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.[a] 34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. 35 Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it. 36 Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! 37 Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways. 38 Confirm to your servant your promise, that you may be feared. 39 Turn away the reproach that I dread, for your rules are good. 40 Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life! 41 Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise; 42 then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word. 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules. 44 I will keep your law continually, forever and ever, 45 and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts. 46 I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame, 47 for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love. 48 I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes. Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: Blessed Lord, you have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning—grant us that we may in such a way hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them; that by patience and comfort of your holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. -Book of Common Prayer (1552)

Opening Song: Send Me (https://open.spotify.com/track/7mZQL5rMd6BwppELobLMpI?si=5adc61f0c29a4d3c) by Brandon Lake, Jenn Johnson, and Kari Jobe Lyrics: If it's bandaging the broken or washing filthy feet Here I am Lord send me If it's loving one another even when we don't agree Here I am Lord send me If I'm poor or if I'm wealthy I'll serve You just the same Here I am Lord send me On the mountain or the valley I will choose to praise Here I am Lord send me If I'm known by how I love let my life reflect How much I love You I love You And before You even ask oh my answer will be yes ‘Cause I love You I love You If the truth cuts like an arrow I will say it anyway ‘Cause here I am Lord send me If it's means that they'll reject me Lord I will still obey Here I am Lord send me When I'm standing in Your glory I'll be glad I chose to say Here I am Lord send me Well done good and faithful I live to hear You say Here I am Lord send me Here I am Lord send me Here I am Lord send me Passage: And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” The Twelve Apostles 10 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. 2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;[a] 4 Simon the Zealot,[b] and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles 5 These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, 6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'[c] 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers,[d] cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. 9 Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, 10 no bag for your journey, or two tunics[e] or sandals or a staff, for the laborer deserves his food. 11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. 12 As you enter the house, greet it. 13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 15 Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Opening Song: Fresh Wind (https://open.spotify.com/track/5bCBMKuaHNpRCuPPVKtzlk?si=5be53ed5d0184b84) by Ben Fielding, Brooke Ligertwood, David Ware, and Matt Crocker Lyrics: Spirit sound rushing wind Fire of God fall within Holy Ghost breathe on us we pray As we repent turn from sin Revival embers smouldering Breath of God fan us into flame We need a fresh wind The fragrance of heaven Pour your spirit out Pour your spirit out For hearts that burn with holy fear Purified in faith and deed Refiner's fire strengthen what remains So we the church who bear your light Lamp aflame city bright King and kingdom come is what we pray We need a fresh wind The fragrance of heaven Pour your spirit out Pour your spirit out A holy anointing The power of your presence Pour your spirit out Pour your spirit out Pour your spirit out (pour your spirit out) Pour your spirit out (pour your spirit out) Pour your spirit out (pour your spirit out) Pour your spirit out Let all the redeemed Prophesy and sing We can hear the wind Blowing blowing blowing Move upon our praise Sons and daughters sing We can hear the wind Blowing blowing (blowing) Passage: When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested[a] on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. 7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: Almighty God, on this day, through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, you revealed the way of eternal life to every race and nation: Pour out this gift anew, that by the preaching of the Gospel your salvation may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Special Guest: Jeff Suhr.

Opening Song: Getaway (https://open.spotify.com/track/7zRfJTQGh1GdNTTTA4bL8q?si=822a9e25026245af) by Taya Gaukrodger Lyrics: Are you burnt out On religious things? Are you worn down Lacking inner peace? Take a real rest Walk along with me In the pastures of my presence You can be yourself and you can Say what's on your heart I already know it all Doesn't matter what you say Come and get away with me I know where you are Where you've been and what you've seen Doesn't matter how you come Come and get away with me Get away get away with me (Get away get away with me) Are you burdened From all the heavy days? It's not your job To shoulder all the weight Let me do it Let me come and take The lies you've been believing in The truth is that you have a place to Grace upon grace upon grace Let it lead Get away get away with me Grace upon grace upon grace Let it lead Get away get away with me Grace upon grace upon grace Let me lead Get away get away with me Say what's on your heart I already know it all Doesn't matter what you say Come and say it all to me I know where you are Where you've been and what you've seen Doesn't matter how you come Come and get away with me Oh come away come away with me Get away get away with me Passage: 1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” 8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father'? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves. 12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. 13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. (John 14:1–14 ESV) Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: Lord Jesus, we follow you, but we can only come at your bidding. No one can make the ascent without you, for you are our way, our truth, our life, our strength, our confidence, our reward. Be the way that receives us, the truth that strengthens us, the life that invigorates us. [Amen.] -Ambrose

Opening Song: Press On (https://open.spotify.com/track/0Bl7WcuYmub3o7vJqd9xqA?si=637a42361e944bff) by Ben Shive and Kristyn Getty Lyrics: Where two or three are gathered In the name of the Lord He is here He is here in our midst And we will sing together Be renewed by the Word When we part may we go in His peace Press on all you saints Press on till the end Christ with us ever with us Until He comes again Press on all you saints Run and run to win Christ with us ever with us Until He comes again Now let the Word be scattered Llike the seed on the soil Day by day Watch it grow in His care And may you be a shelter As you reach to the lost Glad in hope calm in pain true in prayer And may He find us waiting With our lamps burning still Keeping watch through the night Til He comes For soon it will be morning And the sun will appear Christ who brought us this far Brings us home Oh until He comes again Passage: But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— 10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead. 12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: Most loving Father, whose will it is for us to give thanks for all things, to fear nothing but the loss of you, and to cast all our care on you who care for us: Preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us the light of that love which is immortal, and which you have manifested to us in your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Opening Song:  Psalm 34 (Taste and See) by Joe Rigney and Shane Barnard Lyrics: I sought the Lord and He answered me And delivered me from every fear Those who look on Him are radiant They'll never be ashamed They'll never be ashamed   This poor man cried and the Lord heard me And saved me from my enemies The Son of God surrounds His saints He will deliver them He will deliver them   Magnify the Lord with me Come exalt His name together Glorify the Lord with me Come exalt His name forever   O taste and see that the Lord is good O blessed is he who hides in Him O fear the Lord O all you saints He'll give you everything He'll give you everything   Let us bless the Lord Every day and night Never ending praise May our incense rise Passage:  Taste and See That the Lord Is Good [a] Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. 34 I will bless the Lord at all times;     his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;     let the humble hear and be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,     and let us exalt his name together!   4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me     and delivered me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him are radiant,     and their faces shall never be ashamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him     and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord encamps     around those who fear him, and delivers them.   8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!     Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! 9 Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,     for those who fear him have no lack! 10 The young lions suffer want and hunger;     but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.   11 Come, O children, listen to me;     I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 What man is there who desires life     and loves many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep your tongue from evil     and your lips from speaking deceit. 14 Turn away from evil and do good;     seek peace and pursue it.   15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous     and his ears toward their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,     to cut off the memory of them from the earth. 17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears     and delivers them out of all their troubles. 18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted     and saves the crushed in spirit.   19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,     but the Lord delivers him out of them all. 20 He keeps all his bones;     not one of them is broken. 21 Affliction will slay the wicked,     and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. 22 The Lord redeems the life of his servants;     none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. Musical Reflection:  Nothing But The Blood (PLAINFIELD) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes:  Lowry wrote several hymns for his congregation's use in the late nineteenth century. This particular tune is pentatonic (only five notes used per octave) and falls within a small vocal range, which made it accessible for all parishioners to sing and enjoy.  Prayer:  O Lord, you have mercy upon all—take away from me my sins, and mercifully kindle in me the fire of your Holy Spirit. Take away from me the heart of stone, and give me a heart of flesh, a heart to love and adore you, a heart to delight in you, to follow and to enjoy you, for Christ's sake. Amen. Ambrose  

Opening Song: O Lord, open our lips and our mouths will declare Your praise. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. The Scripture for today is 1 Corinthians 1:1-9. Let's prepare our hearts to hear from God's word as we listen to Grace and Peace by Joel Sczebel. Smooth, contoured phrases form the verses of this song. At first, the choruses are sung in quiet wonder, but driving drums and electric guitars build in a joyful crescendo. The voices jump an octave higher and sing the text in full voice: “what an amazing mystery that Your grace has come to me.” Lyrics: Grace and peace oh how can this be For lawbreakers and thieves For the worthless the least You have said that our judgment is death For all eternity without hope without rest Oh what an amazing mystery What an amazing mystery That Your grace has come to me Grace and peace oh how can this be The matchless King of all Paid the blood price for me Slaughtered Lamb what atonement You bring The vilest sinner's heart Can be cleansed can be free Grace and peace oh how can this be Let songs of gratefulness Ever rise never cease Loved by God and called as a saint My heart is satisfied In the riches of Christ Oh what an amazing love I see What an amazing love I see That Your grace has come to me Passage: Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanksgiving 4 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— 6 even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: Merciful Lord, the comforter and teacher of your faithful people, increase in your church the desires which you have given, and confirm the hearts of those who hope in you by enabling them to understand the depth of your promises, that all your adopted children may even now behold, with the eyes of faith, and patiently wait for, the light which as yet you do not openly manifest; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. -Ambrose

Opening Song:  Canvas and Clay by Ben Smith, Chris Tomlin, and Pat Barrett Lyrics: In my mother's womb You formed me with Your hands Known and loved by You Before I took a breath When I doubt it Lord remind me I'm wonderfully made You're an artist and a potter I'm the canvas and the clay   (And) You make all things work together For my future and for my good You make all things work together For Your glory and for Your name   There's a healing light Just beyond the clouds Though I've walked through fire I see clearly now I know nothing has been wasted No failure or mistake You're an artist and a potter I'm the canvas and the clay   When I doubt it Lord remind me I'm wonderfully made You're an artist and a potter I'm the canvas and the clay I know nothing has been wasted No failure or mistake You're an artist and a potter I'm the canvas and the clay   You're not finished with me You're not finished with me yet Passage:  Jer 1:4-10   Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,   5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”   6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” 7 But the Lord said to me,   “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth'; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.”   9 Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me,   “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.” Musical Reflection:  I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes:  Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God.  Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.

Opening Song: Psalm 84 (I'm Home) (https://open.spotify.com/track/6BaCssQMVGSLNElXyrmmGF?si=85c35ea9a8114483) by Shane & Shane Lyrics: How lovely are Your dwelling places Your Holy Spirit here in us Oh how I love to sing Your praises One day with You would be enough When I bow down before You I am richer than all kings When I stand in Your presence I am free When I sit at Your table I am right where I belong In the doorway of my Father's house I'm home If all this world was for the taking And every treasure known was mine Not one of them would ever sway me I'd choose my Savior every time When I bow down before You I am richer than all kings When I stand in Your presence I am free When I sit at Your table I am right where I belong In the doorway of my Father's house I'm home Passage: To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God. 4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah 5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. 6 As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. 7 They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion. 8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah 9 Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed! 10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. 12 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you! (Psalm 84:1–12 ESV) Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Opening Song: Gratitude (https://open.spotify.com/track/6Zk0QTZqAXKOFxrH4R1eEH?si=c588f676e10d404d) by Benjamin Hastings, Brandon Lake, and Dante Bowe, sung by Hillside Recording Lyrics: All my words fall short I got nothing new How could I express All my gratitude I could sing these songs As I often do But every song must end And You never do So I throw up my hands And praise You again and again ‘Cause all that I have is a hallelujah hallelujah And I know it's not much But I've nothing else fit for a king Except for a heart singing hallelujah Hallelujah I've got one response I've got just one move With my arms stretched wide I will worship You Come on my soul Oh don't you get shy on me Lift up your song ‘Cause you've got a lion inside of those lungs Get up and praise the Lord Passage: He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. 7 And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” 8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” 9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: God grant that we may live our lives here without trouble and in security, and attain the joys of eternal life, by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and his love for us, to whom be glory and might, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and always, and to the ages of ages. Amen. -Chrysostom

Opening Song: Psalm 84 (I'm Home) (https://open.spotify.com/track/6BaCssQMVGSLNElXyrmmGF?si=85c35ea9a8114483) by Shane & Shane Lyrics: How lovely are Your dwelling places Your Holy Spirit here in us Oh how I love to sing Your praises One day with You would be enough When I bow down before You I am richer than all kings When I stand in Your presence I am free When I sit at Your table I am right where I belong In the doorway of my Father's house I'm home If all this world was for the taking And every treasure known was mine Not one of them would ever sway me I'd choose my Savior every time When I bow down before You I am richer than all kings When I stand in Your presence I am free When I sit at Your table I am right where I belong In the doorway of my Father's house I'm home Passage: To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God. 4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah 5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. 6 As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. 7 They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion. 8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah 9 Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed! 10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. 12 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you! (Psalm 84:1–12 ESV) Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Opening Song: Psalm 84 (I'm Home) (https://open.spotify.com/track/6BaCssQMVGSLNElXyrmmGF?si=85c35ea9a8114483) by Shane & Shane Lyrics: How lovely are Your dwelling places Your Holy Spirit here in us Oh how I love to sing Your praises One day with You would be enough When I bow down before You I am richer than all kings When I stand in Your presence I am free When I sit at Your table I am right where I belong In the doorway of my Father's house I'm home If all this world was for the taking And every treasure known was mine Not one of them would ever sway me I'd choose my Savior every time When I bow down before You I am richer than all kings When I stand in Your presence I am free When I sit at Your table I am right where I belong In the doorway of my Father's house I'm home Passage: To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God. 4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah 5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. 6 As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. 7 They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion. 8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah 9 Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed! 10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. 12 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you! (Psalm 84:1–12 ESV) Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Opening Song: My Help Comes from the Lord (https://open.spotify.com/track/5C7O5nI5NSzqKlcIw5o5Mw?si=943416a8555c4e53) by Alex Thrailkill and David Baloche Lyrics: So do not fear for I'm with you Be not dismayed So do not fear for I am with you I am Your God I lift my eyes to the mountains Where does my help come from My help comes from the Lord The Maker of heaven and earth Passage: 10 The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. 11 The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! 13 The LORD looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man; 14 from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, 15 he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds. 16 The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. 17 The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue. 18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, 19 that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine. 20 Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. 21 For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. (Psalm 33:10–21 ESV) Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: O God, who has prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass human understanding; pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Gelasian Sacramentary

Opening Song: Meet Me There (https://open.spotify.com/track/7js5yI5wAbDheUWCs1VFJy?si=7af390d7cd784439) by Lydia Laird and Michael Farren Lyrics: When it feels like I'm slipping through Your fingers When the weight of my sin's too much to bear When the enemy whispers that I'm still who I once was Sweet Jesus meet me there Meet me in the struggle Meet me in the fight Meet me in the trouble Of my darkest night Walkin' through the valley Of shadows ev'rywhere Sweet Jesus would You meet me there When I'm sure I'm forgotten and forsaken When I find myself all alone and scared When the chains of anxiety have brought me To my knees Sweet Jesus meet me there Even when it seems all hope is gone Please meet me there When the arrows fly and the nights are long Please meet me there My soul will not be downcast I know You've never once ignored my prayer Passage: 21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. (Colossians 1:21-29 ESV) Musical Reflection: I Need Thee Every Hour (NEED) by Robert Lowry Reflection Notes: Each stanza of this familiar hymn was written by Annie Hawks as part of a poem. When she showed the composition to her pastor, Robert Lowry, he added the refrain and set the text to music for their congregation to enjoy. The musical lines always tend upward before falling back down, an apt parallel to the textual pleas reaching up to God. Prayer: Eternal God, the refuge of all your children, in our weakness you are our strength, in our darkness our light, in our sorrow our comfort and peace. May we always live in your presence and serve you in our daily lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. -Boniface

Knowing all that God has done for us, this question just rings so true.... How CAN we keep from singing?This hymn, also known by its first line, My Life Flows on in Endless Song, was written by a Baptist minister named Robert Lowry. Christian Author, Kara Hunt, brought this one to our attention and she is even on today's episode to talk about it. Kara is also talking about her brand new book, Paper Dolls.We are having our very first Hymn Talk Twin Talk Book Club to read and discuss the book with Kara. We will meet virtually on Tuesday, August 2, at 6:00 EST. We hope many of you will join us!Here is the amazon link to purchase the book:Paper Dolls by Kara HuntPlease email us and let us know that you'd like to join us on August 2!hymntalktwintalk@gmail.comHere are links to some of the other things we talk about on the show:Kara HuntCheri SwalwellAmerican Christian Fiction WritersBucknell UniversityPete Seeger sings How Can I Keep From Singing?Enya sings How Can I Keep From Singing?Bishop Fenwick High SchoolThank you for listening. Thank you for supporting Hymn Talk Twin Talk. We'll be back with a new episode on Monday, June 27. Please get your copy of Paper Dolls, so we can all get together for the Book Club.In His Name,Kerrie and KellieHymn Talk Twin Talk YouTube ChannelKeep singing!#hymntalktwintalkPsalm 104:33Facebook: Hymn Talk Twin TalkTwitter: @hymntalkInstagram: @hymntalktwintalkEmail: hymntalktwintalk@gmail.comPodcast Hosting Site: www.redcircle.com/shows/hymn-twin-talk